Lakefront Custom Home for  Sale                            Lake Allatoona, Georgia Red Top Mountain State Park area   LAKEFRONT CUSTOM HOME    FOR SALE BY OWNER Natural paradise. "Red Hawk Cabin," named for the many red-tailed hawks and other rare birds nesting near the home, is a bungalow style with approx. 3500 square feet living area and 176’ of waterfront on Lake Allatoona. Views from nearly every room! Adjacent to Red Top Mountain State Park in Acworth, GA. Extensive decking with lighting and electricity to the lake and two-slip covered boat dock. Very well maintained 1992 home has four large bedrooms and three baths. Sits on secluded cove overlooking Army Corp peninsula. Year around water. Surrounded by million dollar + homes on quiet street.  Very private. Enter the main level through your jasmine-covered arbor leading to the large waterfront veranda with sapele vaulted ceiling and sapele floor. Double French doors enter a warm great room with 13' stone wood burning fireplace with gas starter, custom cabinets, hardwood floors, plank and beam vaulted ceiling, new leather and wood ceiling fan. Master suite has trey ceiling, wood burning fireplace, ceiling fan, and French doors onto the deck. Master bath with jet tub and separate shower, double vanity, hardwoods, his/her walk-in closets. 2nd bedroom with double closets, ceiling fan, and French doors opening to deck. 2nd bathroom with double vanity, hardwood floor, rain shower, textured walls, custom wood blinds. Walk-in laundry with  Maytag washer and dryer, doggy door, kitty loft. One acre invisible dog fence keeps pets from accessing the lake without permission. Eat-in kitchen upgraded in 2006 with granite countertops.  Stainless appliances added Xmas '06 and '04, plank and beam rise ceiling, hardwood floors, abundant cabinets, large counter space, two ceiling fans. Terrace level has sapele sitting room encased on three sides with floor-length windows overlooking the water, top of the line vented Lopi Berkshire gas stove with decorative flame and granite inserts and granite stand, solid wood hand carved ceiling fan. Adjoining paneled entertainment area with big screen HD 1080 Mitsubishi TV and built-in Boston speakers surround sound (negotiable to leave), storage closet. 3rd bedroom with 17’ wall closet, beamed ceiling, great view. 4th bedroom or office with plank cedar and natural stone walls, beamed ceiling, ceiling fan, great view.  3rd small bathroom with shower. Steel door exits to decking to go to the lake or up to the parking pad. Storage shed matches house, cement drive with cement parking pad for 3+ cars, additional steel carport houses boat in off season or additional parking for two more cars, sloping low maintenance yard with natural landscape, river stone mailbox with package drop, electric heat/AC, Lopi Berkshire gas stove, city water, septic. Home includes 0.64 acres property (not an Army Corp lease!) plus Army Corp easement. Upgrades: Heat/ A/C upgrade Nov 1997, arbor added 1999, hardscape of yard with terracing and steps 2002, electrical wiring upgrades 1999 & 2004, sitting room and veranda additions 2004, Lopi Stove 2004, hardwood floors refurbished 2005, kitchen upgrades Nov 2004-06. Living room Hunter ceiling fan and exterior welcome lanterns 2007.  Two-slip boat dock upgraded 2000 with double steel roof and reinforcements and 2007 with new ramp to meet new codes.  Steel boat shed (matches dock - easy assemble and disassemble kit) added 2000.  Home framed and lot bulkheaded  December 1990 and completed for occupancy 1992.  Bulkheads and foundation thoroughly inspected by structural engineer upon purchase by current owners in 1999. Septic tank pumped in April 2007.  All decking power washed and sealed May 2008. Well-built with extensive retaining walls, 3’ crawl space between floors accesses the home’s infrastructure and provides excellent sound proofing. Attic storage and attic fans. Price: $950,000 Shown by Appointment Only *  Call 770-598-9085 Large dogs on property.  Please do not drive down driveway or walk on property without owner present. Location: 7455 Island Mill Road SE, Acworth, Georgia 30102 (Bartow County taxes!) Directions: Take I-75 to Red Top Mountain Road exit. Go east towards Red Top Mountain State Park. In approx. 4 miles (after passing through the State Park) turn left onto Bartow Carver Road (there is a red plank sign for Bartow County Parks at this intersection). Go about 50 yards and fork left onto Island Mill Road SE (there is a period home at this intersection). Go ½ mile (bearing left onto the peninsula at the "no turn around" street sign) and house is on your left.  Home is not visible from the street. Arriving by boat:  Home sits on first inhabited cove east of Red Top Mountain State Park and the Allatoona Yacht Club.  Coming east from the Park and past the Yacht Club, the cove is on your right.  Go down the cove to the two-slip boat dock with the twin red metal roofs.  Dock is on your left.  No docks or homes on the right side of the cove as it is Army Corp property and no building allowed.  Lighted deck stairs take you from the dock to the home.  Great swimming area. *Home sits on a peninsula of exclusive lakefront homes. Home is very private and not visible from the street.  Deep water- yes, even had water at the dock during the drought! (Attn MDs: home is located 15-20 minutes from Emory Cartersville Medical Center. Currently owned by a doctor, the home has been very well maintained.) All descriptions are approximations. House plans and property plat available. See www.gastateparks.org and click on Red Top Mountain State Park for more information on the area. Also for sale (docked at home): Little River custom rower with oars & 2001 19’ Stingray runabout (just over 100 hours).  Both in excellent condition. Stats: 0.64 acres with 176' deep waterfront sits on very private, deep water cove great for swimming 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms granite, stainless, eat-in kitchen 5" plank distressed hardwood flooring wood burning fireplace/great room and master bedroom Lopi gas stove sapele veranda with ceiling fan and electricity and sapele paneled sitting room overlooking cove vaulted, trey, and beamed ceilings ceiling fans throughout oversized laundry electric Heat A/C, city water, septic big screen surround sound entertainment center (negotiable) extensive decking and two-slip covered boat dock all decking and dock professionally power washed and sealed May 2008